You will be amazed how easy it is to create a beautiful Valentine’s Day painting by following our simple step-by-step tutorial. These DIY Valentine’s Day cards and paintings are an easy art project for all ages that you can adapt for any holiday… and of course, you can make this style of painting at any time of year.
You and your kids of all ages (even teenagers) will love this latest craft in our ongoing sponsored partnership with Testors.com.
Valentine’s Day is coming soon and we are excited to host another Testors Crafternoon to show you how to create simple yet stunning Valentine’s Day paintings to frame or turn into Valentine’s Day cards.
How to Create an Easy Valentine’s Day Painting
In this Valentine’s Day art project, my daughter, Olivia, and my nieces, Julia and Sophia, and I used Testors Craft Acrylic Craft Paint and Enamel Paint Pens to create a variety of paintings and Valentine’s Day cards.
For our Valentine’s Day theme paintings, we used various combinations of Testors Craft Acrylic Craft Paints in red, white, metallic gold, and gold glitter.
We also used the Testors Craft Enamel Paint Pen in Gold Metallic. We love how this Gold Metallic Enamel Paint Pen creates an incredible gold-leafing effect.
Where To Buy Testors Craft Paints
You can find a variety of Testors Craft Acrylic Paint online at Amazon.com, Walmart.com and select Do-It-Best, True Value, Menards and Fleet Farm stores.
Testors Craft Enamel Paint Pens can be found online at Amazon.com and at Michaels, Home Depot, Dick Blick and select Ace Hardware stores.
We also used some Cupid Printable Templates that I have included for you to download here for free. You can use these templates if you want, but you can also use other printable templates or pictures to create an endless list of easy painting ideas.
If you like to draw as my daughter and nieces do, you can come up with your own designs and templates. That is the beauty of this painting craft — it works for all ages and skill levels.
If you are working with small children, they can fingerpaint, use brushes, sponges, even splatter-paint, to create whatever colorful background they choose.
Older kids, teens or adults can use the enamel paint pens to add designs over the acrylic painted backgrounds by either painting directly on the acrylic painting once it is fully dry, or by painting on the glass of a frame.
Using the enamel paint pens on a piece of glass allows you to easily trace a template, drawing, lettering, or photo. So even if you don’t consider yourself an artist, you can still create stunning artwork!
Supplies:
- Testors Craft Acrylic 2 oz. Craft Paints in your favorite choice of colors
- Testors Craft Enamel Paint Pen in your choice of color. We used the Gold Metallic Leafing Pen to add shimmering embellishments and create a metallic effect.
- Printed template – Download these free cupid templates for personal use.
- Paint brushes
- Art Paper
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Craft Cutting Knife
- Picture Frame
Instructions:
This Valentine’s Day Painting craft is fun for every age and skill level and makes a wonderful gift.
STEP 1 – Paint Background
With this painting project, you and your kids can relax and have fun getting creative with color.
Whether you use brushes, sponges, or even splatter your paint, the goal is simply to cover a piece of paper in whatever colorful way you or your little artist desires.
STEP 2 – Draw or Print Template
You can draw your own design, lettering, or template or you can download one of our free printable templates.
Click here to download the set of free cupid templates.
STEP 3 – Trace Design with Enamel Paint Pen
If you are using a frame and painting on the glass with your enamel paint pen, then place your template under the glass and trace with the enamel paint pen.
You can also paint directly on the acrylic painting once it is fully dry. This is a great option if you are making cards.
STEP 4 – Cut Background Painting to Fit Glass
STEP 5 – Assemble Painting and Frame
OPTIONAL STEP – Paint Frame
For extra fun, we upcycled some old wooden frames with spray paint. First, we primed the wooden frame with Rustoleum 2x Ultra Cover in White and then sprayed a coat of Rustoleum Metallic Gold.
After the gold paint was dry, on one frame, we sprayed two coats of Rustoleum Imagine Glitter in Rose Gold.
On the second frame, we applied two coats of Testors Intense Glitter in Gold.
More Valentine’s Day Crafts
Take a look at some of our other Testors Crafternoon projects that are perfect for Valentine’s Day too:
- How to Make a Painted Love Sign
- DIY Flower Press
- How to Paint Rocks
- How to Make a Handmade Breakfast Tray
- How to Make a DIY Pallet Photo Frame
Disclosure: This post is sponsored, so extra thanks for reading and sharing.
Written and photographed by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
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I have a hard time to download step by step instructions for the heart painting you show on the top
I’m sorry… we included the templates in a printable pdf, but the instructions for this craft are not in a downloadable format.
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I don’t have children but I love to make homemade cards and love doing crafts with my nieces and nephews.
My daughter loves art projects with her mom, Valentine’s Day crafts including painting cards would be fun.
I wish my son was old enough to do crafts!
My daughter and I love doing paint classes together!
I have a ten year old who loves all kinds of crafts.
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I love making Valentine’s Day crafts. My mom and I would always make handmade Valentine’s Day cards together. It was such a special time for us to share. Today, my daughter and I do the same thing. You can be so creative and make them so unique.
My kids really enjoy making their own creative valentines.
I want this for my grand daughter
I do not make vd crafts but this would be fun to do with my grandkids
I love this! My 8yr old girl is the only one who still likes to craft with mom on holidays, but I’ll take it as long as I can get it. And now that they have a snow day, I’m sure we’ll be making something later.
I love doing card crafts with the kids. They are all so creative, it’s fun to see what they come up with.
He, we love making v day crafts with the kids and do it every year to make sure our loved ones know how special they are to us!
My daughter and I like to make crafts for all of the holidays. We would like to make Valentine’s Day cards.
All holidays are a nice excuse to make crafts and love to include the grand kids help them develop their creativity
I love all things craft. If I have enough time I love to make Valentines crafts with my daughter for special people in our family.
This would be so much fun for my daughter she is very artistic.
I like to make valentine’s with my 3 kids. I help them make things for each other and they make stuff for me 💗. Lot of times we paint canvases of what each other is. Into at the time. Or try to!
Valentine’s crafts are awesome!
Valentine’s crafts are awesome!
I love to make Valentine’s crafts!
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My daughters and I make Valentine’s cards every year!
I love making all kinds of crafts including Valentines Day
I love making cards with my daughter.
I used to make all of our cards, but with my schedule now, I’m lucky to remember to buy cards.
Make me a winner! This would be perfect for spending time with my girl!
I enjoy crafting and would love this prize. My autistic son loves to help me paint rocks(what we’re working on now).
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I’m a crafty person and love making all kinds of crafts!
My daughter and I love making Valentine’s! We especially enjoy making homemade cards for her grandparents. It means so much to them!
Cool ideas! My daughter would love to try these.
We love making cards because when Grandma and Grandpa see them, they just beem with happiness!
My kids love creative things. I think I should get them something creative for Valentine’s Day. 🙂
We actually paint rocks and hide them all over!! So much fun to spread a little joy and kindness. 🙂
I would use these paints for my students in the classroom as well as with my toddler.
We do make Valentine’s Day crafts and we would have fun making Valentine’s Day paintings.
The kids would love to make crafts.
The kids and I love making all kinds of crafts.
I really enjoy making valentine crafts. The greats ( nieces & nephew ) and I have made Valentine cards together. I haven’t had a chance to do that with them this year (…..yet. hopefully).
Yes! We love making all sorts of Valentine’s Day crafts!
This looks like a fun craft to make.
I love making crafts with my son
SOmetimes I make Valentines and sometimes I buy them.
I love making crafts and I think that it is great to give home made cards and it means a lot receiving them.
I don’t make Valentines but my niece and nephew would have fun making them.
The grandkids and I love to make all kinds of crafts.
I don’t make too many Valentine items anymore. My kids are grown.
I would love to make valentine’s with my grandson!!
yes i love doing crafts and doing them with children especially doing paints
I love making the crafts especially with the kids. We always have a great time.
My kids love doing crafts, especially painting.
Those crafts are adorable, and that gold looks so nice. We always did little things with heart-shaped doilies, but this might be a new fav.
I like to make jewelry.
Valentines Day Cards are fun to make. I would make those.
I have always enjoyed making Valentine’s crafts. Cards, boxes to stitching. Also coloring pages to make gifts.
I love to make Valentine’s Day cards – so much less expensive then buying them, and they are more personal. I don’t have kids, so no experience there…
LOVE THE CREATIVETY OF THE HEARTS!!!!
i would make vday cards
We love to make our own Valentine’s cards!! Thanks!!
Anything that keeps us crafting and learning is a given. We haven’t done much spray paint projects but, soon they will learn≥.
My kids and I LOVE making valentines crafts! Every year we make homemade valentines for their class!!
My nieces love to make all types of crafts including painting. I would love to make Valentine’s Day crafts using Testor paints with them.
Yes I love making Valentines Day cards with my daughter, it gives us time to spend time together and bond.
My grandkids would like to make crafts. They’re coming over again this weekend, so maybe we’ll do some Valentine’s crafts.
i think the kids would love making valentine’s day crafts
We don’t make Valentines Craft but I think my little niece would enjoy doing so she is 9 and loves crafts
I would love to make my husband a painting, he always tells me the best present is a homemade straight from the heart craft, thank you for the opportunity
I love to make Valentine’s Day crafts and cards. I love all kinds of crafts. I will be making crafts with my grandkids and it will be so much fun!!
I love to make Valentine’s Day Cards and Crafts! I have been making cards with my students for years, and I love to send out hand crafted cards.
I love doing crafts but havent much lately. This looks like such a fun project! I used to do crafts with my mom all the time.
I love doing crafts with my dad
I love doing crafts with my kids for all holidays and def V Day. it is so much fun! Thank you
My daughters and I used to make homemade Valentine’s Day cards for their classmates.
My boys and I love making crafts together. Valentine’s day is my favorite, so I love Valentine’s crafts!
We love to do crafts and we make our own valentine’s day cards for the kids school â¤
I enjoy making crafts for every holiday
Yes, we like to make crafts and would have fun making Valentine’s Day paintings and cards.
I always love making valentine’s Day crafts.
The kids and I all love to craft and are always looking for new crafts and ways to spend time with each other making new things.
I like making them and so do my kids.
Love making crafts especially paper crafts with my younger sister.
I like crafting with my grandchildren. Making your items and the finish product always surprises me.
My husband and I don’t have any children. so I’ve never made cards with any children. How ever I love anything crafty but can’t do any tatting, crocheting or knitting. I would have loved to have learned tatting from our 3 elderly-sister-neighbor/friends back when I was young. Watching their hands move so fast a they made doilies, table clothes, etc. And they could piece a quilt in no time. Wish they were still around to teach me. You make everything look so easy in your videos I’ve watched. Not to mention in the steps above on making these Valentine cards. I love to paint but have now developed carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands severe enough to warrant surgery on both hands. I can’t even hold a pen or paint brush. And I had bought AT LEAST 8 beautiful pictures over Christmas that I was going to try to dol Well the Lord is always good and “He never promised us a rose garden”. Thank you for the opportunity to submit an entry in your giveaway and I will mark “5minutesformom” in my address book tp keep watching and learning. thank you…Beverly
Very nice activity see if boyos enjoy lol
the kids are too old for crafts now but i still like making cards
Stunning Writing!! Keep up the good work.
I love making Valentines crafts with my kids! We also do big group crafts with their whole class. I think the painting cards idea is great!
I love to make Valentine’s cards and crafts. I bet my kids would love to help too!
My daughter’s enjoy doing crafts, especially my oldest. She loves to paint.
Yes love doing any kind of crafts. It’s a great way for my daughter and I to have mother bonding time because she loves crafting also.
I always enjoy making crafts with the kids for Valentine’s Day and any other occasion that we can make time for crafting. We would have fun with the paintings and making cards.
I like making crafts with my kids and my mom too. This is so cute for Valentines day will have to try making one too.
I like making crafts with my kids and my mom too. This is so cute for Valentines day will have to try making one too.
I love this idea! I have a 9 month old and she could definitely finger paint or I could put the paper and paint in a plastic bag. Thanks for a creative idea that works for folks of all ages!
My daughter would have fun with this. She loves craft projects.
My kids love making valentines gifts for family!
My little sister loves crafting!
Looking forward to making crafts for Grammy for Valentines Day!
We definitely enjoy crafts – for ANY occasion. Glitter glue is a staple in the house! Our grandkids are always creating masterpieces to be hung somewhere in the house. Thanks for this chance to win a great/useful prize.
We have always loved to make Valentines Day crafts-any and all holidays really!
We love crafts but I don’t think we have ever done any Valentine’s craft. I think we would definitely have a lot of fun making Valentine’s cards this year.
I love making crafts for any holiday, not just Valentine’s Day!
We really enjoy making decorations for all holidays, but I am learning to use fondant. We are going to make 3d hearts for show, not for consumption and this paint would be great.
I’m a nanny & the kids & I always make Valentines Day cards for their friends & family. Thanks for the chance to win!
Our kids love making crafts, especially special ones for holidays such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter. We are currently having fun making crafts from the clay pots they got for Christmas. Thank you for the super giveaway opportunity.
Hi! This is awesome. I ran a daycare/preschool for over 24 years and the kids and I would always make lots of Valentine crafts and cards every year. I’m retired from that job now but still maintain a large and active daycare Facebook group and a very large daycare website. The website has hundreds of pages, most of them ‘theme’ pages including Valentine’s Day Theme pages. I would love to win your giveaway because then I would have the materials to make these crafts and post pics in my group and my website giving link credits as well. I’m sure my followers would love this. Thank you for the opportunity.
I enjoy so many different types of crafts. However, painting is one that I did often as a child and am just now starting to do again now. Homemade cards are so much fun and I have been making them for years.
My toddler and I like to do seasonal crafts and he has his own paint bin with a craft apron, paints, brushes and items for textures. Last year we made simple stitched felt hearts 💕 and gave them to my husband. We haven’t picked a craft for this year yet!
Im known to do a Paint Night here and there with friends but my youngest daughter, age 15, is quite the artist and would love to have these paints to make something special for her dad or I.
I like making crafts and would like to make some with my grandkids
My kids and I both like Valentine’s Day crafts.
We love doing crafts and hand made cards for Valantines would be a really fun, relaxing project!
We do crafts! We would make cards 😀
My kids and I would love this! It would work really well for their Valentines boxes for school also!
Enjoy crafting
I love making crafts – usually for Valentine’s day we just do cards, but if we saw something that caught our eye we would definitely make it.
I love all crafts and the kids would love this as well! What a cool project!
My kids and I would like to make Valentine’s day crafts much more than buying some from the store.
I haven’t made anything for Valentine’s in years, but this is inspiring.
The Valentine craft that I do every year is for my kids. I place one heart on their door every day from February 1 – 14 with things that I love about them written inside the heart.
Valentine crafts are some of our family favorites.
I used to make things with the kids now that they are older I do crafts with my great niece and nephews when they are over .
I love doing DIY projects for gifts!
my kids would have fun
I love making crafts with my granddaughter
My daughter and I love to make Valentine crafts and would have a blat making cards and painting!
Yes and my kids would love it
What a fun craft!
Yes, I enjoy making Valentine’s Day crafts, both with and without kids!
Already have a list of possibilities
I love to make valentine crafts and it just makes tge holiday feel even more enjoyable.
This is sweet, simple & beautiful. I am a craft/diy junkie and always looking for something I can do. This is a great project to start with for the new year. Thank you.
These are beautiful! I can’t wait to make a Valentine’s card. I used to do crafts with my son, but he’s outgrown that now.
We will definitely do a Valentine craft and card this year.
My children are older but my granddaughter loves doing crafts and painting. She is only four but I am always setting her up to do some kind of craft. We would love some paints for sure. Even her little sister loves craft painting. We did pumpkins but I have to keep an eye on her as she will paint herself pretty fast haha.
I used to make Valentine’s gifts and cards.